New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-02

ulIeEStduu III Cue ralIrOaQS nave no rlgnJ
to issue passes. Hereafter, shall accept
none except ON roads in my own state.
T. T. Barnum. whose nomination for
president by the Prohibitionists in 1888
is not unlikely, declares that he does not
think the prohibition issue should be made
one Tor the formation OF third party, for
he does not think it can be made success
full.
The business failures for seven days end
ing Feb, 10th, according to r. G. Dun &
Co., number for the United States, 222;
Tor Canada, 80; against 267 the preceding
week and 296 the corresponding week OF
last year. The number in Canada is large
and on the increase. In New York city
there was but one suspension OF conse-
quence. In other sections of the country
the casualties are about up to the aver
age.
Lawrence Donavin, the Brooklyn bridge
jumper, leaped into the Schuylkill from
the Chestnut street bridge at Philadelphia.
He was arrested and held in $500 BAIL
Donavin said he had jumped to settle a
wager. The jump, he said, was nothing
compared to what he had alrea lady done.
Fredericktown, Mo-, had heavy earth
quake shock recently.
The suit of Alexander j. Cameron in
New York against the Tribune association
to recover $500 damages for libel was
brought to close by a verdict of $4,000
for the plaintiff. Cameron was appointed
by the treasury department in 1885 an
inspector OF customs at Aspinwall. An
article appeared in the Tribune shortly aft.
er alleging that he had been convicted Of
defrauding a relative at Ellsworth Me-,
q nI hp1 @ht e.
ties OF that state on bogus vouchers.
William P. Spear, a clerk for r. H. White
d Co., left Boston for Montreal in Decem-
ber carrying s35, 900 with him. He was
inveigled across the line and taken to
Boston.
The investigation of DR.. Hare, superin-
tendent of the Milwaukee insane asylum, is
IN progress. tie is charged with neglect of
duty, insulting patients and eating NOR
phine.
just before Lester Wallack left for Flori-
da, A. NJ. Palmer and Augustin Daily Of
tered to give him q benefit in which Law
renee Barrett, Mr.. Booth Mr.. Jefferson
and Mrs. Langtry would take part. Mr.
Wallack declined it on the ground that
there was SO much unrelieved poverty in
New York.
Senator Wilson OF Iowa was in 1853 a
!ourneyman harnessmaker in Ohio, and
his wife was the daughter OF Alpheus Jew
ett, blacksmith of Newark, Ohio.
George A. Beattie, recent Boston de-
1aulter, had u passion for rare books and
paintings and he took the money OF others
to buy them. 80.
Pensions have been granted to the fol
lowing: Minnesota Freeman A. Cate, Ea-
gle Lake; Charles n. Thompson, Minneap-
oils; Thomas Steiren, Belle Plaine; James
l.. kasson, Parker's Prairie; Maria, moth.
er OF T. W. Miner, Hastings: Roduey, fa-
ther OF w. H. Meservey, Garden City; J ohm
D.. father fG. w. Smith, Meridian Station.
Dakota: H. C. Sprague, Letcher; Emily
NJ. widow OF Charles NJ. Cone, Cavour
Pensions 1ncreased-Minnesots: Oliver
Bebean, Reeds Landing; J. H. Sappe,
Cleveland; G. T. Hildrsth, Pittsburg p. J
Fairbanks, Richmond; John McNiff, Hast
ings; G. Hansen. Taylors Falls; G. D. Ed
dy, Preston c. D. Kingsley, Minneapolis;
H. Zimmerman. Geveland J. Des Jar
diens, Dupont; B. Whitney, Hastings: H,
A. Young, St. Paul Dakota: Stephen
Hammond, Wolsey; c. NJ Johnson,
Dwight: Simon Wagner, Parker; A. C.
Kimble, Sioux Falls.
Selma Bodmer, aged twenty two, daugh-
ter OF Otto Bodmer, proprietor ola woolen
mill at Bangor, Wis.,, was killed by the
cars.
At Elmira, N. Y, Happy Bob" Van
Brunt, a member OF the Salvation Army,
who has been on trial for the murder oi
Will Roy, half-brother OF Van Brunt's
sweetheart. was found guilty of murder in
the first degree, and sentenced to be hang
ed April Is. The defense was insanity.
The Widest excitement prevailed all day
over the federal election. Six arrests were
made by Liberals for bribery and corrup-
ton and personating. In one case $75
Tory agents to pay $500 for undue influ-
enes. In Winnipeg, after bitter fight,
Scarth CONSERVATIVE was elected by 12
majority. In Larquette, Watson (Li1eral)
WAS elected. The other three CONSTITUENT
cies elected Conservatives.
1t ia reported that in return for the
pope's recent friendship, Germany has
consented to act as mediator between the
Italian government and the Vatican. The
Vatican's pronosal is that part of Rome
including the Leonire city and q zone ex-
tending from the Vatican to the sea by
Civita Vecchia shall become the absolute
property OF the pope.
Blanche, daughter of Judge Macomber.
Of Ida Grove, Iowa, died recently from the
effects OF fall on the i>e causing copcus.
sion Of the brain.
At Meadvile, Pa, B. Moore, an old and
esteemed citizen OF this city, dropped dead,
in the Second Methodist Church.
The Northern Pacific has issued q circu-
lar calling the attention OF agents and ship
pers to section of the interstate com
merce law, and notifying them that in ac-
cordance Herewith all special and con.
tract rates quoted or entered into by the
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